Which Statement About Stress and Identification Is FALSE

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which statement about stress and identification is FALSE?

• A) Important or arousing events may be vivid in memory but not necessarily accurate.
• B) In a mock interrogation study, high stress was correlated with more accurate identifications.
• C) Under stress, fear impedes the accurate coding of perception details.
• D) Identifications may be compromised if a weapon is present because it detracts focus.

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Definitions:

Cognitions

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

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Acquired knowledge or skills through experience, study, or being taught.

Learning

A relatively permanent change in behavior, knowledge, capability, or attitude that is acquired through experience and cannot be attributed to illness, injury, or maturation.

Intuition

The ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.